| 2005 Formula Nippon season | |
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The 2005 Formula Nippon season was contested over 9 rounds. 8 different teams, 17 different drivers competed. All teams had to use Lola chassis (Lola B3/51) and Mugen Honda (Mugen MF308) engines.
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| Race No | Track | Country | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Fastest Race Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motegi | Japan | April 3, 2005 | 62 | 4.796=297.352 km | 1'44:25.154 | 170.860 km/h | Richard Lyons | Yuji Ide | Katsuyuki Hiranaka |
| 2 | Suzuka | Japan | April 17, 2005 | 51 | 5.807=296.157 km | 1'35:15.713 | 186.532 km/h | Yuji Ide | Benoît Tréluyer | Takashi Kogure |
| 3 | Sugo | Japan | May 15, 2005 | 80 | 3.704=296.32 km | 1'45:31.764 | 168.476 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Takashi Kogure | Hideki Noda |
| 4 | Fuji | Japan | June 5, 2005 | 30+32 | 4.563=282.906 km | 1'03:40.504 | 137.589 km/h | Benoît Tréluyer | Richard Lyons | Tsugio Matsuda |
| 5 | Suzuka | Japan | July 3, 2005 | 51 | 5.807=296.157 km | 1'58:53.052 | 149.468 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Yuji Ide |
| 6 | Mine | Japan | July 31, 2005 | 75 | 3.238=242.85 km | 1'46:32.147 | 136.771 km/h | Yuji Ide | Benoît Tréluyer | Yuji Ide |
| 7 | Fuji | Japan | August 28, 2005 | 65 | 4.563=296.595 km | 1'40:15.339 | 177.503 km/h | André Lotterer | Richard Lyons | Satoshi Motoyama |
| 8 | Motegi | Japan | October 23, 2005 | 62 | 4.796=297.352 km | 1'45:51.073 | 168.549 km/h | Satoshi Motoyama | Satoshi Motoyama | Sakon Yamamoto |
| 9 | Suzuka | Japan | November 27, 2005 | 51 | 5.807=296.157 km | 1'34:23.413 | 188.255 km/h | André Lotterer | Tsugio Matsuda | Benoît Tréluyer |
Note:
Race 4 stopped due to rain and restarted in the order of the result of part one behind the safety car. Time and speed only shown for the second part, because times did not count in aggregate. Part One: 1. Tatsuya Kataoka 0'47:40.100/172.303 km/h
For every race points were awarded: 10 points to the winner, 6 for runner up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. No additional points were awarded. All results count.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Japan | Team Impul | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | - | 10 | 6 | 52 |
| 2 | Yuji Ide | Japan | Team Impul | 6 | 10 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 39 |
| 3 | Richard Lyons | United Kingdom | Dandelion Racing | 10 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 30 |
| 4 | André Lotterer | Germany | Nakajima Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Takashi Kogure | Japan | Nakajima Racing | - | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Benoît Tréluyer | France | Team Impul | 1 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 14 |
| Tsugio Matsuda | Japan | Team 5Zigen | - | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 8 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Japan | Team LeMans | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 13 |
| 9 | Ronnie Quintarelli | Italy | Kondo Racing | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 2 | - | 12 |
| 10 | Sakon Yamamoto | Japan | Kondo Racing | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 6 | - | 9 |
| 11 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Japan | Team LeMans | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | 7 |
| Naoki Hattori | Japan | Dandelion Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 13 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Japan | Team Cerumo | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R9=retired, but classified R=retired
| Place | Name | Country | Team | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Satoshi Motoyama | Japan | Team Impul | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Yuji Ide | Japan | Team Impul | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| 3 | Richard Lyons | United Kingdom | Dandelion Racing | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | R | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | André Lotterer | Germany | Nakajima Racing | 12 | 11 | 4 | R | 7 | 9 | 13 | R | 5 | R | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | R | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Takashi Kogure | Japan | Nakajima Racing | 10 | R | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | R | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | Benoît Tréluyer | France | Team Impul | 3 | 6 | 1 | R9 | 4 | R | 8 | 1 | 4 | R | 1 | R | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| Tsugio Matsuda | Japan | Team 5Zigen | 6 | R10 | 2 | 2 | 10 | R | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 8 | |
| 8 | Takeshi Tsuchiya | Japan | Team LeMans | 7 | 5 | 5 | R | 9 | 4 | 10 | R | 6 | R | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | R |
| 9 | Ronnie Quintarelli | Italy | Kondo Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | R | 11 | 5 | 13 | 10 |
| 10 | Sakon Yamamoto | Japan | Kondo Racing | 9 | R14 | 13 | R | 3 | R | 5 | R | 13 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 5 | R | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Tatsuya Kataoka | Japan | Team LeMans | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | R | 10 | R | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| Naoki Hattori | Japan | Dandelion Racing | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | R14 | |
| 13 | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Japan | Team Cerumo | 11 | 8 | 8 | R | 12 | R | 2 | 6 | 2 | R | 12 | R | 11 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| - | Jaroslav Janiš | Czech Republic | Kondo Racing | 15 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Team Cerumo | 13 | 9 | 14 | R | 15 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | R | 15 | 12 |
| - | Hideki Noda | Japan | Team Mohn | 14 | R | 12 | R | 5 | 10 | 14 | R | 15 | R9 | 14 | R | 12 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
| - | Masanobu Kato | Japan | Team Mohn | 16 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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